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Chapter 91

In a warehouse, Yang He saw the batch of exquisite muskets mentioned by Ambassador Deng, which indeed contained hundreds of bird guns.

Yang He looked at it and found that it was indeed quite exquisite. The gun body was made of fine iron, and there was an automatic fire door device on the fire door. At this time, it was called Yin-Yang Machine, Yin-Yang Door, and Yang Fired, which could prevent the medicine from being blown away by the wind in strong winds.

Yang He estimated that the weight was more than seven kilograms. He estimated that the cost of this gun was no less than five taels, and the shooting lifespan should be thousands of shots.

However, the specific test needs to be tested. Yang He asked Zhang Chugong brothers to check it out so that fakes would not be involved.

If the inspection is passed, Yang He will take all the fire guns, which will shock Ambassador Deng and Guo Zandian. Mr. Yang is indeed very generous and spends 800 taels of silver without changing his expression.

Eight hundred taels of silver are not small amounts, but the price has risen a lot at this time. If it is in a peaceful and prosperous era, one tael of silver can buy one stone of rice. When two stones of rice are converted into the currency ratio of later generations, it is 400,000 to 800,000 yuan.

Hu Jueye and Zeng Youhui were all filled with regrets, and he obviously felt sorry for spending a lot of money.

Yang He didn't care about a few hundred taels of silver. If the money was not spent, it was just a stone and a dead object. What made him regret was that the caliber sizes of these bird guns were different, so he could not use a unified fixed-loaded paper-tube ammunition.

It is not just a problem of lead bullets, but different diameters mean that the chamber pressure of each gun is different, so the amount of gunpowder used in each gun cannot be the same, otherwise it will cause problems such as blow-off.

Even if your comrades next to you are killed, you cannot use his ammunition.

This is very troublesome and is a serious test for logistics.

However, Yang He still accepted it, which is better than not, and the quality of these firearms is basically satisfying him.

With a musket, there must be a fuse and gunpowder. Although Yang He planned to use a goose feather tube, he didn't know how many goose feathers could be collected. He should buy some fuses to be prepared for any trouble.

Of course, there is gunpowder at the delivery station, the price is 80% or 50% per kilogram of silver, 80% or 100 kilograms. It is still cheaper than Wang Qiong'e's side, but it is still gunpowder that is even worse than hemp straw and ash gunpowder.

This kind of gunpowder is very bad, with a lot of impurities, and it is estimated that it can only break the armor in fifty or sixty steps. If the best willow ash gunpowder is used, it is easy to penetrate the iron armor in a hundred steps.

It is better than not. Yang He opened his mouth and needed 5,000 kilograms, which scared Ambassador Deng and others. Although they could embezzle some, they could not greed for all the materials they were in, right?

In the end, he bargained for only 500 kilograms to Yang He.

Yang He felt sorry for the delivery office that there was no tiny oil, but there were some enemies in the office, all of which were extremely huge. One end was a wooden handle and the other end was a fuse. The weight was more than three kilograms, and the amount of gunpowder in the interior was probably more than two kilograms.

Yang He asked for a batch, and after the quantity increased, the power of black gunpowder should not be underestimated.

Especially, all the enemies contain iron nails, fragments, etc., and after explosion, they will hit the ground, and the chance of tragic death is very high.

However, because it is too heavy, this weapon can only be used to defend the city. The grenades in later generations weigh at most one pound, and people often throw them on their comrades' heads. If such a heavy grenade is now in a field battle, I don't know how many meters it can be thrown.

Ambassador Deng offered 3 cents and 6 cents per 10,000 enemy, 70 taels per 100, and Yang He asked for 200, which was also the largest amount that could be given by shipping.

They also recommended Yang He awaiting the Rockets, with dozens of shots, and the effect of defending the country was absolutely good.

But Zhang Chuxun saw a few rockets and whispered to Yang He, and Yang He gave up.

Their rockets and the flame-breathing holes of the shaft and spray drums were drilled very badly, and even the tail feathers were not fitted with the iron end as a balance. In this way, after the rocket was launched, they would definitely be in a turbulent manner.

There is also pig iron, Yang He wants a thousand pounds.

I had to cook iron and I asked for five hundred kilograms.

I refine more iron and I have to ask for five hundred kilograms.

Sulphur, I asked for five hundred kilograms.

The lead used as a bullet was 500 kilograms.

Brass, I asked for two hundred kilograms.

Buy, buy, Yang He buys it in a big way, spending money without blinking.

Deng Guan and others were so happy that they couldn't see each other's eyes. Sure enough, the rich customers came to the door.

Yang He saw a warehouse with Folang machine and tiger squat cannons, and wanted to buy a few, which scared Deng Guan and others. They didn't dare to sell this thing, even tiger squat cannons.

Then turn to other warehouses, cloth, pigment, cotton, tung oil, paint glue, wool, feather, cowhide, cord, etc. If you need it, Yang He will buy it with the maximum amount you can give when shipping.

There are also military clothing, fat jackets, war shoes, military trousers, and fur hats. They are usually distributed by the court and made by soldiers by themselves, and of course some are made by officials.

The price of various raw materials is about five cents in the middle of the day. Now the price is rising, about one liang, but there are finished products here, so Yang He plans to ask for some.

Especially Yang He is interested in the felt hats used in winter. Others are the same as the red tassel felt hats and red hat military hats, but the felt hats used in winter are thicker and warmer, with wool inlaid. Especially the necks on both sides are slapped, which can be used to keep warm and protect.

As winter comes, keeping the soldiers warm on both sides of their ears and necks is a problem. It is not a solution to wrap them off from their heads with cloth. This kind of felt hat solves the big problem.

There is also a cloak, the collar and wool on both sides, which is enough to keep warm in winter.

Guan Deng was a little hesitant, but in the end he couldn't stand the temptation and sold Yang He two hundred units at a price of one or five cents per set.

Finally, I walked to the warehouse where the weapons and armor were stored. There were not many arrows in the village and needed supplementary.

There are various heavy and light arrows here. Most of the heavy arrows are wolf-tooth arrows. The arrows are sharp in shape like wolf-tooth, and there are duck-billed arrows, chisel arrows, etc. Facing enemies that are not covered with armor, wolf-tooth arrows are enough.

The price given by Guan Deng was five cents and five cents for each light arrow, and five cents for a hundred.

Each heavy arrow is seven minutes and four cents, and a hundred are seven taels.

Yang He asked for five thousand heavy arrows and light arrows, which was the largest number that Deng Guan could give.

There is also a waist knife, five cents a piece, and Yang He asked for a hundred pieces.

The first knife was removed and five cents were ordered, and two hundred were ordered.

There are also round shields that cost 250 sides, long cards that cost 50 sides, one hundred javelins, and thirty pairs of javelin bags.

Yang He saw a group of tools used by craftsmen, and bought some, and even saw a pair of vernier calipers.

Ambassador Deng was already a little numb. Mr. Yang had too much appetite and bought anything.

Finally, Yang He walked to some armor and pondered. There were some red painted iron armor here, as well as the matching eight-petal hat iron-point helmet and iron arm hand.

Look at these red painted iron armors, all in the style of bright armor, such as the armor pieces exposed outside, which are more popular before the Ming and mid-term period, but in the late period, they are mostly dark armor.

Because maintenance is not easy, if it is often hit by wind and rain, the armor will easily rust. Even if the bright armor is more powerful, in the late dynasty, it is still a popular dark armor that is easier to maintain.

Yang He saw that these armors were painted with paint inside and inside, with a double layer of blue cloth as the lining, and there were two inches of napkins at the joints of the armor. Finally, they were tied with velvet rope and napkins to form a pair, which was quite majestic and stylish.

He estimated that each pair of armor weighed thirty kilograms, and the budget for essence armor should be sixteen to twenty taels of silver.

He looked at the helmet, which was very popular in the Ming army of eight-petal hats, the style was similar to the felt hats used in winter, but they were made of iron. Because the helmet beams had eight-petal and six-petal names, the helmet basin used by the internal officers was higher, and the helmet basin used by soldiers was slightly lower.

It looks like there is a helmet eaves around the helmet, which can protect against rain and arrows. Compared with ordinary helmets, it has more functions.

Moreover, there are pendants behind both sides of the iron helmet, and there are fine armor strips on the outside, which can protect the heat. In addition to three pieces, there are two pendants that can be tied tightly to keep warm and protect the throat.

At this time, the Qing army's puppet also learned this style, with a stern on the neck, protecting the front, back, left and right of the head tightly.

After all, they are used to ejaculating people's throats and are afraid that others will ejaculate their throats.

Yang He looked at the iron armor and iron helmet, and was a little moved. If his troops had iron armor, they would be enough to fight ten.

In addition to its strong protection, these iron helmets and armor styles are similar to those of later generations, which are very consistent with his aesthetics.

When he asked about the price of the iron armor, Ambassador Deng immediately shook his head like a rattle.

...

In the end, Guan Deng sold Yang He twenty sets of iron armor and arm-wielding. After all, the price given by Yang He was too attractive.

Thirty-five taels of silver per set, twenty sets are seven hundred taels of silver. The greedy Ambassador Deng could not withstand this fatal temptation.

Yang He's buying and buying itinerary ended here. A rough estimate was that he spent less than 3,000 taels of silver, and the entire delivery office was filled with laughter.

Even if the big head is taken away by the boss after the task, each of them can get at least ten years of extra income. Especially Ambassador Deng, his annual salary is only 31,500,000 yuan and two cents. How much can he get this time? Such a good thing, making one or two times a year is enough to live a very superior life.

Yang He rejected Deng Guan and others' invitation to lunch, and he was anxious to send the purchased supplies back to the village.

Official Deng did not force himself, but only asked Guo Zandian to take his men and drove ox carts to deliver the supplies purchased by Xianggong Yang to Xin'anzhuang.
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